"Today, Daqian has begun large-scale maritime trade."
"It can be clearly seen that the Maritime Silk Road is more convenient than the Silk Road on the road, and it can achieve huge benefits."
"This is not just because there are two silver mines in Japan. The merchant ships that went to Tianzhu, Persia and other places also brought back more gold, silver, jewelry, and rare treasures."
"We have said before that economic factors follow economic interests. So as long as large-scale maritime trade is carried out, will coastal cities and ports develop rapidly? Will the population and economy gather in coastal cities and ports?"
This actually contains one of the root causes of uneven regional development.
There is no way, people only care about money. The cost of sea transportation is 90% lower than that of land transportation. Only people who can't think about it will use land transportation.
And those who can't think about it are destined to lose their pants and be eliminated by the market.
As time goes on, more and more population, economic and other resources will naturally gather in coastal cities and ports.
The ministers also nodded. The development of maritime trade has made the southeastern coastal areas now in full swing.
I heard that every time the three piers go out to sea, there are thousands of sailboats. Every time they return, the piers are filled with sailboats as far as the eye can see.
The goods are piled up in order to be able to take the goods overseas and exchange them for gold, silver, jewelry, and rare treasures.
As the maritime trade in Daqian grew, it was more profitable to sell goods overseas, and many goods were reluctant to be sold locally.
Why?
Not making money.
Of course, compared with the population of Daqian, the population of Japan is still far behind.
Therefore, the purchasing power in Japan is actually not very strong. At the beginning, it was indeed very profitable for these products to arrive in Japan.
However, the purchasing power of Japanese people is limited, and some products have a relatively long shelf life. If you buy them once, they will last for a long time, and you will not buy them a second time. Even the second time you buy them will take a very long time.
These goods will eventually return to Daqian.
this phenomenon.
Xiao Yi also said it before.
"Because the cost of sea transportation is lower than that of land transportation, it will inevitably lead to the concentration of population and economic resources in coastal cities. At that time, the population and economy of the coastal 'edge zone' will far exceed that of the capital as time goes by."
"Through continued maritime trade, this population and economic agglomeration effect will not only occur in these areas, but also at important nodes on the shipping routes, such as ports, straits, key islands, etc. These places will also become Part of 'The Fringe'."
"At this time, having an overwhelmingly superior naval fleet, as well as attached land and overseas bases, supply and repair ports, can control the 'edge zone', that is, have the power to directly control the entire sea area."
"Today's Daqian is the first country to implement maritime trade, and will also be the first to establish an exchange in the sea, and then establish an important post station for sea routes on the vast sea."
"In the future, when other countries develop and want to conduct maritime trade like Daqian, they will need to use the stations established by Daqian."
"At this time, Daqian can let whoever wants to use it use it, and he can charge as much fee as he wants."
"Even if Daqian does not directly occupy these places, it plans these places into the territory of Daqian."
"But these places are actually equivalent to Daqian's territory."
"In this way, Daqian will become the true overlord of the world."
"No longer worry about being overtaken by those countries in the West, and then they will grow stronger and attack Daqian along the route."
This involves the theory of sea power and land power.
However, Xiao Yi didn't know much. He could only tell the officials of Daqian through what he had learned and thought, and through a brain taught by five thousand years of culture, what kind of path Daqian would take now. road.
A hegemonic country with sea control must exclusively occupy key nodes on the route that can bring massive wealth, such as ports, islands, and straits.
In previous lives, the countries that discovered the New World used this theory of sea power to open up the road to navigation.
At this time, these countries became the fastest-growing countries in the world. They completed their original capital accumulation almost quickly, thus starting the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution.
Xiao Yi plans to build a second Daigan Exchange in Ryukyu.
Then build the third Daqian Exchange at the southernmost tip of Vietnam to radiate to Tianzhu, Persia and other places.
Migrate some of the population from the southeast to these places.
Only with people can there be a world.
Wherever there are people, these places can be managed better.
Due to land annexation issues in the southeast, many farmers still do not have much land.
Then let them go to Ryukyu, Vietnam and other places.
These places are still barren lands, and it is entirely possible to open up wasteland on your own and obtain large tracts of fertile land.
In the absence of a unified organization that can maintain peace, the first thing that major powers must consider is survival, and all major powers will soon realize that dominant power, especially dominant sea power, is the key to their survival. The essential.
Daqian is now at the forefront, with the most powerful Daqian Imperial Army and Daqian Navy, as well as the most advanced weapons, Daqian artillery.
This way.
There are so many things that Da Gan can do.
It is completely possible to continuously perform the strategy used in the land of Japan, that is, to hoe the strong and support the weak, and to constantly support the fire.
Now, in Japan, Xiao Zheng is supporting Sujia to suppress Tokugawa and pitting the two families against each other.
Only he can profit from it.
Why?
Su Jia got Da Gan's armor and weapons, and his strength naturally became stronger.
This is not given for free.
It was bought by Su Jia with a lot of money and benefits.
Not only that, Da Gan is also responsible for training Suga's warriors to make them stronger.
Tokugawa was naturally dissatisfied when he saw it, but he did not dare to resist Da Gan.
Why?
Dagan brought thousands of ships to the shore and brought 10,000 Dagan cavalry. In a short period of time, they carved up Fujiwara and completely established a foothold in the southwest of Japan.
If he resists, Da Gan can repeat his old tricks and directly join forces with Su Jia to defeat the Tokugawa family with iron cavalry.
Facing Da Gan's powerful cavalry army, which numbered only ten thousand people, he was unable to resist.
Fujiwara was so powerful, didn’t he fall in the end?
At this moment.
Xiao Zheng does not need to be killed by a running dog and cooked by cunning rabbits, just like the four major foreign countries in the north.
I just won’t wipe you all out.
Just let you fight among yourself, and then I will be by your side, developing, supporting, and helping.
Tokugawa and Soka fought to the death.
In the end, Da Gan got all the benefits.
This method can also be used in other places.
For example, Dashi, Persia, and Tianzhu in the west can find opportunities for them to form a three-legged alliance.
In other words, Daqian now has two powers, the first power is military power, and the second power is potential power.
There is no need to say much about military power.
The potential power is naturally Daqian’s current comprehensive strength such as culture, productivity, and geographical advantages.
Daqian must take advantage of these advantages and quickly stand at the forefront of the world.
Become the highest mountain in the world, prevent other mountains from surpassing you, and stabilize the advantage of the highest peak.
Thus.
Daqian will definitely establish an eternal foundation.
Even if the war breaks out and a new dynasty is established, it can continue on and open its eyes to see the world.
This time, the officials no longer listened in confusion.
Listening to what Prince Xiao Yi said, the first problem that Daqian will face in the future is that the southeastern coast will develop and prosper rapidly.
More people will migrate towards the southeastern coast, and by then, it is likely to cause crowding.
Then there is the imbalance of regional development. The north and west will be relatively poor, and the population will become smaller and smaller.
The southeastern coastal areas are becoming more and more populous and richer.
This is not a good thing.
The second problem is that Daqian is now the first to realize maritime trade and begin to connect with the world.
In the future, it will inevitably drive development throughout the world.
It is impossible for Daqian to directly occupy these places. After all, they are beyond the reach of the whip. Moreover, force is not the best method. They still have to rely on trade wars.
At this time, exchanges will be established on other islands and land at sea to become a station on the Daqian Maritime Silk Road.
This method not only allows Daqian to gain the power to control the entire sea area, but also allows those developed countries to use Daqian's stations when conducting maritime trade to control the entire maritime trade.
In this way, through maritime trade, Daqian was able to become the largest overlord in the world.
This is a great achievement.
It is already unimaginable.
In the past, goals such as unifying the world and reviving China seemed too low in front of the world's hegemons.
What is ambition?
This is true ambition.
World overlord.
Just four words can make people feel excited.
…
In the twenty-seventh year of Zhenyuan, it was summer.
After more than half a year of management, for the first time, the two river basins did not experience major flood disasters despite repeated heavy rains.
The achievements in controlling floods in the two rivers have been remarkable and they have withstood the test of heavy rains.
The land of Kaifeng was finally not flooded.
congratulations.
The same is true in Jiujiang, Jiangxia and other places.
Use water to wash away the sand.
Wait until the summer rainstorms come.
The sediment in the river has been cleared. If the water level of the river is based on previous calculations, it is definitely higher than the critical water level and directly breaks through the river embankment, causing embankments to burst, thereby scouring the middle and lower reaches of the river and causing flood disasters.
This year, there was also a heavy rain, but the river did not burst its banks.
Floods occurred in some places, but they also converged along the river courses into two rivers and then into the sea.
Xiao Yi asked Ouyang Xiu and Zhang Jianzhi to conduct on-the-spot interviews on the water control projects in the two rivers, and then reported them at length.
This is a gratifying event, and it is something worth spreading to the world.
The imperial court spent manpower, financial and material resources to control floods in the two rivers, and achieved remarkable results this year.
This is to do things for the people and seek benefits for the people.
We must let the people all over the world see what the imperial court has done in this year, how far it has controlled floods, how much achievements it has made, and how much valuable experience and wealth it has provided for future generations.
"The water of the two rivers is the source of life, and is needed by humans, animals, and all things. Heavy rains have continued, and floods and wild beasts have made the people miserable."
"Throughout the ages, floods have been so violent that houses have been destroyed, people and animals have ceased to exist, and thousands of people have suffered greatly. There are two rivers for prosperity and two rivers for disasters. People cannot survive without water, and the earth cannot survive without water."
"Sigh! The prince who oversees the country has made the whole country riot with one order. He has appointed people on their merits, pooled their efforts, opened up new ideas, built water conservancy projects, confined water to attack sand, built reservoirs and dams, and accomplished eternal achievements in half a year."
"Now that people control water, all generations will enjoy blessings, and the flood problems in the two rivers will no longer exist..."
Xiao Yi felt quite emotional after reading this parallel essay.
After Da Qian had just conquered the outside world and settled the country inside, everything was really in ruins. After three years of fighting, the loss of manpower and financial resources was also incalculable.
At this time, Daqian must shift its focus, otherwise, over time, the military will inevitably have other impacts.
The management of the two rivers will not only allow the soldiers who participated in the Northern Expedition to withdraw from the Northern Front and participate in water control projects, but also solve the problem of hundreds of thousands of existing people who have nothing to do after the war.
At the same time, it can also solve the major impact caused by flooding in the two rivers. From now on, Daqian will have more fertile land that can be used for farming.
More importantly, this move will definitely benefit the country and the people, and it will definitely be a project that can better appease the people.
After all, flood control projects are still mainly based on work-for-relief projects.
Soldiers receive military pay, so they naturally have to do things.
People who are not soldiers are no longer corvees, but workers.
Food and accommodation are included, and wages are also given.
And working hard without a penny, naturally there is one heaven and one underground.
When you get paid, all the hardship and fatigue are worth it.
Daqian has gone in the direction of "infrastructure madman" and never returned.
